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APPLICATION man MAY 25, 191s,

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TO SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CGRPORATEION OF NEW" YORK.

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Application filed May 25,

To (/ZZ whom t may concern:

`Bc it known that l, ViLLIAM l?. DUN LANY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ot' Cook and State oig Illinois, have invented certain new and useful .lmprovementsin Dolls, of which the Yfollowing` is a specification.

One ol the objects ot this invention is to simplify and improve the construction of, and the means ci mounting, the movable eyes of a so-called sleeping` doll.

Another object ot the invention is to pro vide the head ot the doll wth a detachably secured crown section which is arranged to be removed to give access to the eyes within the head, so as to permit ot mounting, af.l justing, or repairing the eyes.

The invention also aims to provide a removable crown section having attached thereto the hair or wig to cover the head, the crown section and wip` being readily removable as a unit to permit ot the substitution oi.' a wig ot different type or color. The crown section also Ytorms a rigid backing` ttor the wig which conduces to greater durability.

in the accompanying (ilrawingjs, Figure 1 is a vertical central sectional view through a doll head illustratingV the features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmental top plan View of the head with the wig removed to illustrate the removable crown section. Fig. S is a bottom plan detail View ot the removable crown section. Fig. d is a horizontal sectional view through the head to illustrate the eye construction. lligs. 5 and (i are ein larncd detail views ot' the eyes, Fie; 5 being a plan view, and Fig. 6 an end view.

In the drawings the doll head, as a whole is designated 10 and it may be composed ot any desired material. it the proper places there are provided apertures 11 representingl eye sockets, and within the head behind these sockets is mounted a unitary eye-ball structure which comprises two portions 12 representing the eye-balls and a connecting portion These portions 12 and 1?) are made of a single piece ot sheet metal which is stamped or formed into the proper shape. The eye-ball portions 1Q, are of semispheri cal shape, while the connecting portion in the present instance is of tubular formation. The outer side edges of the eye-ball portions are provided with apertures let which are located concentric with the spherical sur- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1922.

i918. Serial no. 236,498.

faces ont the eye-balls, and these apertures are adapted to receive a supportingy device which is preferably in the form of a single piece of wire 15 running through the apen tures and through the cylindrical connecting` portion 13, the ends of the wire being bent rearwardly to lie closely along the inner side walls of the hear. These wire ends are preferably secured by 'being imbedded in a quantity of relative frangble material such as plaster 16, which is applied to the side walls of the head over the ends ot the wires.

An arm 17 carrying a weight 18 at its end is attached to the connecting` portion 13 in such relation to the eye-balls 12 as to cause the lower portions of the eye-balls to be eX- posed through the apertures 11 when the doll is in upright position and to cause the upper portions ot the 'eyeballs to be eX- posed through said apertures when the doll is lying on its back. The lower eye-ball portions are painted, lithographed or otherwise suitably treated to imitate human eyes, while the upper portions are treated to rep-V resent the eye-lids, so that when the doll is lying on its baclr it appears to be asleep, as is common in the art.

In the top of the head there is a relatively large opening 19 in which a. vremovable. crown section Q0 fits, the edges ot the opening and section being beveled or otherwise suitably shaped to limit the inward movement ot the crown section. yThe preferred means for securing the crown section in place comprises a suitable number of yielding snap members or latches 21 secured to the crown section and arranged to engage the inner surface of the head adjacent to the opening 19 therein. Preferably these 95 springe` arms are all formed integral with a central. metallic plate-like portion 252, which Ais suitably secured to the lower side of the crown section 20. The ends of the latch members 21 are turned downwardly and inwardly toward the center of the crown section, so that the 'mere act ot pressing` the crown section into place causes the latch members to yield and nally engage the i-nner wall of thehead proper.

To the cirlzer tace of the crown section is secured a suitable wig' 23 which may comprise a .layer oit' fabric or the like to which the hair is secured. ln order to insure that the crown section will always be assembled crown section permits Aconvenient accesstoV the eyes for mounting,repairing or adjustino the latter.

y providing the crown section and the wig asa unitary device, greater convenience in manufacture or assembling ot the parts is attained. Furthermore, in use the crown section iorms arigid backingk tor the wig which resistsinward pressure by a child playing with the doll so that greater duibility ot the wig is effected. 1

I claim as my invention:

l. A hollow doll head having eyes movabiy mounted within the head and having a hole in the upper portion ot the head through which the eyes may be mounted or repaired, a substantially flat rigid member closing said hole, disengageable means tor securing said member in place,pand a wig affixed to the outer side ot said member and removable therewith troni the main portion ot' the head.

2. A doll head having an opening in the crown thereof, a removable rigid crown section fitting in said opening, a plurality ot spring catches attached to the crown section and arranged to engage the inner surface ot the head adjacent to said opening for securing the crown section in piace, and a wig secured to the outer surface ot the crown section. 3. VA doll head, having an opening in the crown thereof, a rigid crown section remov ably tting in said opening. yieldable means tor securing said section in place, and an eye structure mounted in and entirely supported by the body oit said head, whereby removal of' said crown section gives access to said eye structure.

1i. A doll head, having an opening in the crown thereof, a rigid crown section removably fitting in said opening, yieldable means for securing said section in place, means tor preventing rotation ot said section, and a wig secured to the outer tace ot said section.

5. A doll head having apertures representing eye sockets, a unitary eye structure located within the head behind said socketsI and comprising` a pair ot eye balls and a portion connecting said eye balls, all formed from an integral piece oit' sheet metal, Y a weight attached to the eye structure for turning the latter, and means for pivotally supporting said eye structure.

6. A hollow doll head having apertures representing eye sockets, a unitary eye structure located within the head behind said sockets and comprising a pair ot eye balls and a portion connectirug,` said eye balls, said eye structure being formed of an integral piece ot sheet metal, the outer side edges of the eye balls having` apertures therethrough, 'a piece of wire passing through said apertures and having its ends extending along the inner side walls ot the head, means tor securing said ends in place, and a weight ecoentrically attached to the eye-ball structure tor causing the latter to turn on said wire. y

7. A hollow doll head havingv an eccentrically weighted eye-ball structure therein, and means Jfor pivotally supporting` said structure comprising two wire portions carrying the structure and lying along the inner side walls ot the head and two quantities ot plaster overlying said wire portions and adhering to the walls ot the head tor securing the wire portions in place.

8. A doll head, having apertures representing eye sockets, an eye structure pivotally mounted adjacent said sockets, an opening in said head, a rigid removable cover` itting in and closing said opening, and a wig attached to said removable cover; whereby removal ot said cover permits adjustment Vor repair ot said eye structure, and replacement oi? said cover by a similar cover carrying a different style of wig.

9. .A doll head having, in combination, a

Vbody portion having an aperture cut in the top portion ot the crown, a plate-like section adapted to close said aperture, said section having beveled edges to prevent inward displacement and carrying resilient means adapted to snap in position and prevent outward displacement.

l0. A doll head having, in combination, a body having an aperture in the top portion oi the crown, a section adapted to close said aperture, a wig fastened to said section and adapted to overlie said crown, and means carried by said section to secure it to the body.

In testimony whereof, 'I have hereunto set my hand.

VVILLAM P. DUN LANY. 

